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Monday, December 17, 2018

We used the SCO and the aptitudes for dexterity to show that there really are not a significant number of jobs for a person limited to light work (six hours of standing/walking), occasional handling, and no fingering. There is more than one to tackle the problem. We look at kosher inspector (DOT 529.687-126) and coal sampler (DOT 922.687-038) through the O*Net and Occupational Requirements Survey.

Kosher inspector (DOT 529.687-126) and coal sampler (DOT 922.687-038) belong to inspectors, testers, sorters, samples, and weighers (SOC 51-9061) ("inspectors testers"). Inspectors testers have irregular or seasonal schedules in 15% of jobs and work less than 40 hours per week in 7% of jobs. Inspectors testers never sit in 18% of jobs; continually sit in 3% of jobs; stand continually in 31% of jobs; and never stand in 2% of jobs. Inspectors testers never use their hands in 3% of jobs and less than half the time in 12% of jobs. We use the O*NET work context reports to prove the point:

51-9061.00 - Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Structural Job Characteristics

%

Response

Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.

34

More than 40 hours

58

40 hours

7

Less than 40 hours

Environmental

%

Response

Work Schedules — How regular are the work schedules for this job?

85

Regular (established routine, set schedule)

15

Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)

0

Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Sitting — How much does this job require sitting?

3

Continually or almost continually

21

More than half the time

24

About half the time

33

Less than half the time

18

Never

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Standing — How much does this job require standing?

31

Continually or almost continually

22

More than half the time

22

About half the time

23

Less than half the time

2

Never

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

65

Continually or almost continually

16

More than half the time

4

About half the time

12

Less than half the time

3

Never

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Walking and Running — How much does this job require walking and running?

17

Continually or almost continually

23

More than half the time

17

About half the time

36

Less than half the time

7

Never

The Occupational Requirements Survey provides useful data about the occupational group of inspector tester.

51-9061.00 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Series ID: ORUV1000005A00000065

Not seasonally adjusted

Series Title: % of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers; svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month

Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience

Occupation: inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Estimate: svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month

Inspectors testers include 782 DOT codes, 132 of which are unskilled and light . Putting together the date from the OOH, O*NET, and ORS, we get 297 jobs as a kosher inspector and coal sampler in the nation that meet the demands of the limitations and constitute presumptive substantial gainful activity:

# of jobs

% unskilled (ORS)

# of unskilled jobs

520,700

16.5%

85,916

# of unskilled jobs

% light

(ORS)

# light and unskilled

jobs

85,916

39.6%

34,023

# light and unskilled jobs

% no fine manipulation

(ORS)

# no fine manipulation

jobs

34,023

2.2%

749

# no fine manipulation jobs

% occasional gross manipulation

(ORS)

# no fine, occasional gross manipulation

jobs

749

indeterminate

749

# no fine, occasional gross manipulation jobs

% stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day

(ORS)

# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w

jobs

749

50%

375

# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w jobs

% full-time (O*NET)

# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w

jobs

375

93%

349

# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs

% regular schedule

(O*NET)

# regular, f-t, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w

jobs

349

85%

297

BONUS SECTION: The number of light, unskilled inspector tester jobs that require six hours or less of standing/walking in an eight-hour day on a regular full-time schedule:

Sunday, December 16, 2018

We used the SCO and the aptitudes for dexterity to show that there really are not a significant number of jobs for a person limited to light work (six hours of standing/walking), occasional handling, and no fingering. There is more than one to tackle the problem. We look at blending-tank tender helper (DOT 520.687-066) through the O*Net and Occupational Requirements Survey.

Blending-tank tender helper (DOT 520.687-066) belongs to helpers -- production workers (SOC 51-9198) ("helpers"). Helpers have irregular or seasonal schedules in 7% of jobs and work less than 40 hours per week in 6% of jobs. Helpers never sit in 49% of job; never stand in 6% of jobs. Helpers spend time use the hands to handle, control, or feel occasionally or less in 1% of jobs. We use the O*NET work context reports to prove the points:

51-9198.00 - Helpers--Production Workers

Structural Job Characteristics

%

Response

Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.

40

More than 40 hours

54

40 hours

6

Less than 40 hours

Environmental

%

Response

Work Schedules — How regular are the work schedules for this job?

93

Regular (established routine, set schedule)

7

Irregular (changes with weather conditions, production demands, or contract duration)

0

Seasonal (only during certain times of the year)

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Sitting — How much does this job require sitting?

8

Continually or almost continually

8

More than half the time

11

About half the time

24

Less than half the time

49

Never

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Standing — How much does this job require standing?

49

Continually or almost continually

9

More than half the time

18

About half the time

19

Less than half the time

6

Never

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

64

Continually or almost continually

35

More than half the time

0

About half the time

1

Less than half the time

0

Never

Exertional

%

Response

Spend Time Walking and Running — How much does this job require walking and running?

19

Continually or almost continually

27

More than half the time

21

About half the time

17

Less than half the time

15

Never

The Occupational Requirements Survey provides useful data about the occupational group of helpers -- production workers.

51-9198.00 (helpers--production workers)

Series ID: ORUV1000030A00000065

Not seasonally adjusted

Series Title: % of helpers--production workers; svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month

Requirement: Education, Training, And Experience

Occupation: helpers--production workers

Estimate: svp is beyond short demonstration, up to & including 1 month

Helpers include 553 DOT codes, 157 of which are unskilled and light . Putting together the date from the OOH, O*NET, and ORS, we get ___ jobs as a helper in the nation that meet the demands of the limitations and constitute presumptive substantial gainful activity:

# of jobs

% unskilled (ORS)

# of unskilled jobs

426,000

65.3%

278,178

# of unskilled jobs

% light

(ORS)

# light and unskilled

jobs

278,178

11.2%

31,156

# light and unskilled jobs

% no fine manipulation

(ORS)

# no fine manipulation

jobs

31,156

0%

0

# no fine manipulation jobs

% occasional gross manipulation

(ORS)

# no fine, occasional gross manipulation

jobs

0

13.8%

0

# no fine, occasional gross manipulation jobs

% stand/walk ≤ 6 hours/day

(ORS)

# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w

jobs

0

10%

0

# no fine, occasional gross, 6 hours s/w jobs

% full-time (O*NET)

# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w

jobs

0

94%

0

# full time, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w jobs

% regular schedule

(O*NET)

# regular, f-t, no fine, occ. gross, 6 hrs. s/w

jobs

9

93%

0

BONUS SECTION: The number of light, unskilled helper jobs that require six hours or less of standing/walking in an eight-hour day on a regular full-time schedule: